Raul Torres | |
|---|---|
| Texas State Representative from District 33 (Nueces County) | |
| In office 2011–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Solomon Ortiz, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Scott Turner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 6, 1955 Nueces County, Texas, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Gina Torres |
| Children | Four daughters, one son |
| Residence(s) | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Alma mater | Del Mar College Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi |
| Occupation | Certified Public Accountant |
Raul Torres (born February 6, 1955) is a Certified Public Accountant in Corpus Christi, Texas, who represented District 33 in the Texas House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. The Republican Torres lost his bid for the seat in 2008 but prevailed in the 2010 general election with 52.5 percent of the vote, when his party gained twenty-four seats across the state.[1]
Torres was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts in the primary election held on March 4, 2014. He finished last with 57,255 votes (4.7 percent) behind State Senator Glenn Hegar of Katy, State Representative Harvey Hilderbran of Kerrville,[2] and Debra Medina.[3]